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We Screwed Up
Hey fam, it’s been a minute since I’ve written anything. 😬 Why? We’ve been busy getting our asses kicked. ~ Summer kicked our asses, then we really…
Nov 5, 2022
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September 2022
500 lbs of ice
Whole block lost power. Walk in cooler at risk. 2 trips to 2 different stores to buy ALL the ice to put into the walk in cooler. Really wasn’t expecting…
Sep 19, 2022
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July 2022
How many kolaches should we bring?
“We sold out!” they say proudly after the farmer’s market. Like it’s a good thing.Thanks for reading First Principles Kitchen! Subscribe for free to…
Jul 10, 2022
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June 2022
The *art* of food vs the *business* of food
Separate pursuits
Jun 27, 2022
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Eric
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The *art* of food vs the *business* of food
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March 2022
Is Czech Stop a $12 million/year bakery?
I don’t have any numbers, but my guess is yes. They proudly display these in their gas station bakery in West, Texas: Our kolache recipe works out to…
Mar 26, 2022
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$54k/yr profit food truck financials
Found on facebook
Mar 24, 2022
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Server Tips vs Restaurant Net Income
In the United States: A “typical” restaurant makes 10%-ish net income. A “good”-ish tip is 20%. So, for a 1.5 million a year restaurant, there’s a…
Mar 8, 2022
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February 2022
ONE SIMPLE TRICK! For growing a food business! 🙃
Just kidding. Kind of. I find this kind of slimy online marketing amusing. “Doctors hate this man…” or “11 days to your best body!” 🙃 — If you compare…
Feb 11, 2022
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ONE SIMPLE TRICK! For growing a food business! 🙃
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December 2021
Spending Money
I was chatting with a friend about how as your business evolves, your spending strategy has to evolve too. Phase 1 Frequently, when you’re just starting…
Dec 16, 2021
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November 2021
Yep, Popups Still Suck
A few months ago, I wrote that we didn’t want to do popups (link). On a purely economic basis, popups haven’t worked for us, but in fairness, they were…
Nov 16, 2021
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3 Constraints
At every point in time, every business has only 3 possible bottlenecks: Production constrained - You can’t make any more stuff Delivery constrained …
Nov 5, 2021
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October 2021
901 kolaches: Summer of Growth
Our coffee shop clients ordered 901 kolaches for this weekend. In May, Tom said in our weekly meeting, “This is our best week ever!” To which I replied…
Oct 2, 2021
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